This 2013 National Drug Strategy Household Survey report shows that: - fewer Australians are smoking daily and are smoking less cigarettes; - fewer people are exceeding the lifetime risk and single occasion risk guidelines for alcohol use; - overall illicit drug use has remained stable but some drugs have declined and some have increased; - alcohol continues to be the drug of most concern to the community but an increasing number of people are concerned about meth/amphetamines.

ISSN: 1442-7230

ISBN: 978-1-74249-665-8

Cat. no: PHE 183

Pages: 161

Findings from this report:

Between 2010 and 2013, there was a major shift in the main form of meth/amphetamine used with ice replacing speed

Daily smoking significantly declined between 2010 and 2013, from 15.1% to 12.8%

4 in 10 people either smoked daily, drank alcohol in risky quantities or used an illicit drug in the last 12 months

26% were a victim of an alcohol related incident in the last 12 months in 2013